Palm Springs (15): Did Anyone Order Groundhog for two?

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Palm Springs” (2021). One Mann’s Movies Rating: Plot Summary: Nyles (Andy Samberg) is reliving the same day over and over again at a wedding in Palm Springs. Suddenly joining him in the loop is fellow wedding guest Sarah (Cristin Milioti). The no-hoper man has given up trying to find … Read more

Sound of Metal (15): Don’t ignore that ear-bud volume warning on your phone kids!

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Sound of Metal” (2021). One Mann’s Movies Rating: Plot Summary: In “Sound of Metal”, drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) and singer Lou (Olivia Cooke) are members of a two-piece heavy metal band – “Blackgammon” – touring in the southern US in their RV. Both are recovering addicts. When Ruben suddenly … Read more

The BAFTA 2021 Award Ceremony (Part 2)

Part 2 of the BAFTA award ceremony took place this evening, hosted by “Mr Suave” Dermot O’Leary and Edith Bowman: someone who actually knows about film!! 🙂 And tonight had all the heavy-hitter awards. I still have a major problem with an awards show celebrating “2020” movies when I have not had a chance to … Read more

The BAFTA 2021 Award Ceremony (Part 1)

So, tonight we had the first part of the BAFTA award ceremony, covering more of the technical awards. A nice all female panel, led by Clara Ambo, made for an entertaining and informative broadcast. Here are the results. Production Design The nominations were: THE DIG Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana Macdonald THE FATHER Peter Francis, Cathy Featherstone … Read more

The Mauritanian (15): America, are you squirming with embarrassment?

A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Mauritanian” (2021). One Mann’s Movies Rating: BAFTA nominated but Oscar ignored It’s perhaps not terribly surprising that “The Mauritanian” has been nominated for a bunch of BAFTAs at this weekend’s event (Best Film, Best British Film, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography), but not a single … Read more